The Passion of Collecting Academic Nudes

Join me as we explore my collection of Academic Nudes from the 18th, 19th, and Early 20th Centuries and serendipitous finds in the Museum, Art Auction, and Gallery world......examples from the Golden Age of the European Academie

About Me

After my early retirement I went back to school to train in Fine Arts - Studio Painting at the University level. During my required life drawing classes, I became enamoured with the beauty of the nude, both male and female. Online I bought my first 19th Century work of the Academic Nude. I was hooked. It is such a shame that more Museums do not collect and display them but I guess they are considered minor works by such august bodies. I have amassed a nice collection of drawings, paintings, watercolors, and graphic works that adorn every wall in my home. Ocassionally I sell on eBay, passing along the joy of ownership to other collectors. That joy of collecting is the inspiration for my blog. I have tried not to limit myself to strictly 19th century works but instead include works from what I consider to be the Golden Age of the Art Academy, mid-18th to early 20th centuries. By the advent of modernism and the 1920's, the party was literally over. The academy system with its salons had collapsed and the strict academic teaching methods all but forgotten.

Monday, March 10, 2014

Latest Acquisitions March 2014

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The latest acquisitions (See earlier posts matching the works for biographic information) have arrived from Europe. I have been troubled with some eye problems, especially in my right eye which is partially obstructed by several large floaters, so my computer time has been cut down considerably for the last couple of weeks (getting old is a trip). I had some time today so I scanned the latest three acquisitions, a watercolor of a nude boy (those acid spots are not that prominent in the actual watercolor, the scanner makes them more prominent than they actually are), and two academic pencil drawings, one of a nude boy, and one of a reclining male nude. Enjoy.
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